Hi Ya'all:

We have turned the corner and reached Lecture 19 on
Cryptographic Law.  I have transmitted to the CDB by mail
several report which support our discussion of the role that
cryptography plays in the modern world:


1) "Codes, Keys and Conflicts:Issues in U.S. Crypto Policy",
   Report of a Special Panel of the  ACM U.S. Public Policy
   Committee (USACM) June 1994.

   The Committee:

   Susan Landau
   Stephen Kent, chair
   Clint Brooks
   Scott Charney
   Dorothy Denning
   Whitfield Diffie
   Anthony Lauck
   Doug Miller
   Peter Neumann
   David Sobel

2) "CRYPTOGRAPHY: POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS" by

   Lance J. Hoffman
   Maraz A. Ali,
   Steven L. Heckler,
   Ann Huybrechts

   December 1, 1993, Revised January 30, 1994 under contract
   DE-AC05-84OR21400 Work supported in part by the U. S.
   Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-84OR21400.

3) Federal Information Processing Standards Publication
   140-1, 1994 January 11, Announcing the Standard for
   SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULES,

4) NIST Special Publication 800-2 by

   James Nechvatal
   Security Technology Group
   National Computer Systems Laboratory
   National Institute of Standards and Technology
   Gaithersburg, MD 20899

   April 1991

   This publication presents what was the state-of-the-art
   survey of public- key cryptography circa 1988 - 1990.




5) FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 58, No. 139 Rules and Regulations
   DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
   22 CFR Parts 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
   and 130, [Public Notice 1832] Amendments to the
   International Traffic in Arms Regulations Part II
   58 FR 39280, July 22, 1993 ;ACTION: Final rule.

   SUMMARY: This rule amends the regulations implementing
   section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, which governs
   the import and export of defense articles and services.
   The rule clarifies existing regulations and reduces the
   regulatory burden on exporters of defense articles and
   services.


Please allow NORTH DECODER a little time to upload these
reports in the appropriate form.


Best regards,

LANAKI